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== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
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Moderators form the body which performs the vast majority of day-to-day front-line moderation. The  Moderators also have a large input into general forum policy and initiatives, although the final decisions will usually rest with the Senior Staff of the [[Administrator|Hexagon Council]]. Moderators are appointed to their position following a general vote by all Moderators and Administrators. In early 2010, the distinction between Global Moderators and Juniors (formerly known as Quaestors) was removed.  In mid 2010, the distinction between Senior Moderators and Junior Moderators was removed, this was combined into the Moderation staff and their name was recoloured blue.  
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Moderators ensure the [[TWC Official:Terms of Service|Terms of Service]] are followed, update and maintain information in various sections, and advise the [[Hexagon Council]] in policy and initiative. Members in good standing can volunteer and will be added if approved by a general vote of Moderators and Administrators.
  
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Moderation Mentors have been around since 2006, any good experienced moderator becomes a mentor for a new moderator. This process was made even more prominent in Mid 2010 when the Senior Moderator group was removed and their last members made official 'Moderation Mentors'. These members of staff are responsible for appointing new Moderation Mentors and they also liase with Hex and again mentor new and junior moderators.
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While some moderators are more senior than others and specialize in different areas, most Moderators have global access and can equally respond to questions and issues. Depending on the section, reports and issues may be handled locally by the relevant staff or the administration directly.
  
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Global Moderators are Moderators who have moderating powers over most forums on TWC. While regular Moderators usually only moderate one forum or set of forums (e.g. the M2TW forums), Global Moderators are trusted with moderating powers in most forums. They are chosen from existing Moderators and share a badge with other Moderators.
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Moderation should not be confused with [[local moderators]], who are not a united structure and do not enforce the Terms of Service and cannot hand out notes or infractions. When available however, they should be contacted to update local information (ie, pins). If they aren't present or haven't been available for a long time (ie, last logged in last year), feel free to escalate.
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If a particular message is an issue, you can use the report feature. Otherwise, all moderators should be open to private messages. If you have a particularly sensitive request, you may wish to contact the Moderation Overseer directly or any other Administrator. If you aren't registered or want to contact the Administration in general, you can use the [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/sendmessage.php site contact form].
  
 
== Present Membership ==
 
== Present Membership ==
 
The current Moderators and Moderation Overseers are shown below:
 
The current Moderators and Moderation Overseers are shown below:
 
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For general administrative issues you can also contact any [[Hexagon Council|administrator]]. You may wish to check their recent activity before messaging for best response, or use the aforementioned contact form.
  
 
== Moderator Emeritus ==
 
== Moderator Emeritus ==
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Those who are Moderator Emeritus are former moderators who have left office but are kept around in staff for advisory type roles. The rank was created in mid 2010.
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Moderator Emeritus are former moderators who have left office but can participate in Moderation affairs as advisors, by the discretion of the administration. The rank was created in mid 2010.
  
 
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== Moderator's Mace ==
 
== Moderator's Mace ==
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Moderators are now rewarded for extended periods of service to staff with the [[Moderator's Mace]]. Those that have served for a period of three months or more become eligible for a Bronze Mace, those that serve for a period of six months or more become eligible for  a Silver Mace, and those that have served for a period of time in excess of a year become eligible for the Gold Mace. There are other awards for longer periods of service. A suitable level of activity is also required, the maces are not given simply for time served.
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Moderators are awarded for their service with the [[Moderator's Mace]]. They are awarded based on time served and contributions to the department. Note that in the past, maces were given directly for time served (three months, six months etc per level). In pre 2010 days the Gold mace was the highest that could be reached. More were added as service times became much longer.
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However maces may be awarded to moderators sooner than the aforementioned time thresholds, at the discretion of [[Administrator|the Administration]], as rewards for outstanding performance.
 
  
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| '''Bronze'''<br>  ''[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/awards.php?do=viewaward&award_id=14 List of Holders]''|| '''Silver'''<br> ''[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/awards.php?do=viewaward&award_id=15 List of Holders]''  || '''Gold'''<br> ''[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/awards.php?do=viewaward&award_id=16 List of Holders]'' || '''Emerald'''<br> ''[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/awards.php?do=viewaward&award_id=76 List of Holders]''  || '''Ruby'''<br> ''[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/awards.php?do=viewaward&award_id=77 List of Holders]''||| '''Amethyst'''<br> ''[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/awards.php?do=viewaward&award_id=78 List of Holders]''
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==History==
 
==History==
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Moderation was once divided into several roles and multiple colors (an abridged visual history of colors and names can be found at [[Badges]]). This distinction has streamlined over time and Moderation has come to be consistently colored dark blue, though portions of historic roles continue to exist today.
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=== Senior Moderators ===
 
=== Senior Moderators ===
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The Senior Moderators of the [[Total War Center]] (formerly known as Strategoi) were a group of more experienced Moderators who overviewed day-to-day moderation until the rank was abolished in June of 2010. They were referred to as the "Strategoi" and could be identified by their dark red usernames and/or the following badge:
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The Senior Moderators of the [[Total War Center]] (formerly known as Strategoi) were a group of more experienced Moderators who oversaw day-to-day moderation until the rank was abolished in June of 2010. They were referred to as the "Strategoi" and could be identified by their dark red usernames and/or the following badge:
  
 
[[Image:Senior_moderator_radadir.png‎]]
 
[[Image:Senior_moderator_radadir.png‎]]
  
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The Senior Moderators had a large input into general forum policy and initiatives, as well as appointing new moderators. They also used to act as mentors for Moderators in order to make sure they met certain requirements and were carrying out their job with precision. Nowadays, Moderation Mentors are responsible for mentoring instead. The other previous responsibilities of the Senior Moderators are now handled by all Moderators or the [[Administrator]]s.
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The Senior Moderators had a large input into general forum policy and initiatives, as well as appointing new moderators. They also used to act as mentors for Moderators in order to make sure they met certain requirements and were carrying out their job with precision. When the role was abolished, the role of Senior Moderator was converted to Moderation Mentor to onboard new moderators. Other functions were dispersed across Moderation Staff or made part of the Administration or Overseers exclusively.
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=== Junior Moderators ===
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Junior Moderators (formerly known as Quaestors) were new or regional moderators who only managed certain forums (ie, the Medieval 2 section). They were counterparts to the Senior Moderator distinction above. In the 2010 reforms the Junior Moderators simply became a part of the wider Moderation Staff; still assigned to certain forums, but in larger portions. Today the most moderators have a very wide reach over the forums, and seniority is only a matter of who is experienced and who has been recently onboarded.
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[[Image:Junior moderator radadir.png]]
  
 
=== Urbanis Legio ===
 
=== Urbanis Legio ===
  
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The Urbanis Legio rank was a moderator rank, comprised of members that moderated only a small section of a forum, roughly equivalent to a [[Local Moderator]] today. They were the front line moderators. This rank was part of the Urbanis Legio/Quaestor/Praetor/Consul/Imperator system. An Amendment abolished the Urbanis Legio rank and combined it with the Quaestor rank in 2006.
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The Urbanis Legio rank was a moderator rank that had very limited reach in the Staff structure, moderating only very small areas. They were the front line, with all wider issues escalated through the chain of command: Urbanis Legio, Quaestor, Praetor (global mods/Hex), Consul (admins/Hex) and Imperator, the owner/top admin. In 2006, Urbanis Legio was merged with Quaestor by an amendment in the [[Curia]]. All Hex eventually became admins and the lower ranks became the general Moderation staff as we know it.
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Urbanis Legio was equivalent to [[Local Moderators]] of today, who are not part of the Moderation Staff and maintain the layout of their local forum (typically hosted mods). Certain staff can be considered 'local moderators' of their fields.
  
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Revision as of 06:20, 16 August 2022

Moderation Staff
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Current Staff: View Here

Overview

Moderators ensure the Terms of Service are followed, update and maintain information in various sections, and advise the Hexagon Council in policy and initiative. Members in good standing can volunteer and will be added if approved by a general vote of Moderators and Administrators.

While some moderators are more senior than others and specialize in different areas, most Moderators have global access and can equally respond to questions and issues. Depending on the section, reports and issues may be handled locally by the relevant staff or the administration directly.

Moderation should not be confused with local moderators, who are not a united structure and do not enforce the Terms of Service and cannot hand out notes or infractions. When available however, they should be contacted to update local information (ie, pins). If they aren't present or haven't been available for a long time (ie, last logged in last year), feel free to escalate.

If a particular message is an issue, you can use the report feature. Otherwise, all moderators should be open to private messages. If you have a particularly sensitive request, you may wish to contact the Moderation Overseer directly or any other Administrator. If you aren't registered or want to contact the Administration in general, you can use the site contact form.

Present Membership

The current Moderators and Moderation Overseers are shown below:

For general administrative issues you can also contact any administrator. You may wish to check their recent activity before messaging for best response, or use the aforementioned contact form.

Moderator Emeritus

Moderator Emeritus are former moderators who have left office but can participate in Moderation affairs as advisors, by the discretion of the administration. The rank was created in mid 2010.

List of Moderator Emeritus


Moderator's Mace

Moderators are awarded for their service with the Moderator's Mace. They are awarded based on time served and contributions to the department. Note that in the past, maces were given directly for time served (three months, six months etc per level). In pre 2010 days the Gold mace was the highest that could be reached. More were added as service times became much longer.

Macebigbronze.png Macebigsilver.png Macebiggold.png Mod Mace Emerald.png Mod Mace Ruby.png Mod Mace Amethyst large.png
Bronze
List of Holders		 Silver
List of Holders		 Gold
List of Holders		 Emerald
List of Holders		 Ruby
List of Holders		 Amethyst
List of Holders

History

Moderation was once divided into several roles and multiple colors (an abridged visual history of colors and names can be found at Badges). This distinction has streamlined over time and Moderation has come to be consistently colored dark blue, though portions of historic roles continue to exist today.

Senior Moderators

The Senior Moderators of the Total War Center (formerly known as Strategoi) were a group of more experienced Moderators who oversaw day-to-day moderation until the rank was abolished in June of 2010. They were referred to as the "Strategoi" and could be identified by their dark red usernames and/or the following badge:

Senior moderator radadir.png

The Senior Moderators had a large input into general forum policy and initiatives, as well as appointing new moderators. They also used to act as mentors for Moderators in order to make sure they met certain requirements and were carrying out their job with precision. When the role was abolished, the role of Senior Moderator was converted to Moderation Mentor to onboard new moderators. Other functions were dispersed across Moderation Staff or made part of the Administration or Overseers exclusively.

Junior Moderators

Junior Moderators (formerly known as Quaestors) were new or regional moderators who only managed certain forums (ie, the Medieval 2 section). They were counterparts to the Senior Moderator distinction above. In the 2010 reforms the Junior Moderators simply became a part of the wider Moderation Staff; still assigned to certain forums, but in larger portions. Today the most moderators have a very wide reach over the forums, and seniority is only a matter of who is experienced and who has been recently onboarded.

Junior moderator radadir.png

Urbanis Legio

The Urbanis Legio rank was a moderator rank that had very limited reach in the Staff structure, moderating only very small areas. They were the front line, with all wider issues escalated through the chain of command: Urbanis Legio, Quaestor, Praetor (global mods/Hex), Consul (admins/Hex) and Imperator, the owner/top admin. In 2006, Urbanis Legio was merged with Quaestor by an amendment in the Curia. All Hex eventually became admins and the lower ranks became the general Moderation staff as we know it.

Urbanis Legio was equivalent to Local Moderators of today, who are not part of the Moderation Staff and maintain the layout of their local forum (typically hosted mods). Certain staff can be considered 'local moderators' of their fields.


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